Liberating the Sacred
Exploring tensions between context and transcendence in Western Buddhism
Andrew Cooper
Andrew Cooper is Tricycle's features editor.
Starting Points
The question is not whether or not a community is “racist”—the question is how this racism operates.
Personal ReflectionsMagazine | Feature
Regret: A Love Story
Pure Land Buddhism shows a way to flip the script on failure: falling short is the way we move forward.
Meet Yoshi Maezumi, Paleoecologist
Raised at the Zen Center of Los Angeles, the daughter of Western Zen pioneer Taizan Maezumi Roshi now makes her home in exotic field sites where she studies past ecosystems—and occasionally fishes a river piranha for…
Outside Normal Limits
Why the new issue of Tricycle aims to confront the rise of nativism with stories from the past and present.
The Gods of Baseball
Talking myth, fate, and the Cleveland Indians in the wake of the World Series
A Spiritual Reflection on Muhammad Ali
Heroes don’t show us how great we can be—they allow us to participate in their greatness.
Remembering Father Daniel Berrigan
Features editor Andrew Cooper recounts a New York City encounter between Berrigan, Thich Nhat Hanh, and a famous actor.
The Curious Case of the Cucumber Sage
Tricycle's feature editor solves the mystery of an "anonymous" Buddhist tale.
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